Best remembered for his 1951 version of Robert Johnson's Dust My Broom, Elmore James was one of the top slide guitarists and blues [more]
James Brown earned many titles in his life (including "The Godfather of Soul") but perhaps the one that he deserved the most was "The Hardest Working Man in Show [more]
Harry James led the most popular big band of 1942-46, he was the most famous trumpeter to emerge from the Swing Era, and by the [more]
James Brown earned many titles in his life (including "The Godfather of Soul") but perhaps the one that he deserved the most was "The Hardest Working Man In Show [more]
Keyboardist Bob James and acoustic guitarist Earl Klugh struck gold with this session, recently reissued on CD. The formula hasn't changed much in succeeding years. Both [more]
Frank Sinatra made his first studio recordings on July 13, 1939 with a band led by the man who gave him his first [more]
Skip James displays his four tool skills on piano, organ, guitar, and vocals on 12 traditional Delta Blues numbers, and employs his whining, age weakened falsetto on every cut. [more]
James Bond films have always been famous for the lead character, the remarkable women who have played everything from [more]
Love Me or Leave Me was one of Doris Day's greatest, and least likely, successes. Coming out of a string of light movie musicals, she turned in a dramatic performance [more]
Celtic Legends is an entertaining collection of 14 favorite traditional and contemporary Celtic tunes. All of the selections are newly recorded, and Galway's lilting, [more]
"Galway's technique is still razor-sharp. His trademark tone, big and luscious, flows with incredible ease and evenness throughout the instrument's compass." —The Seattle Times, 2004
Few musicians have attained the popularity and fame that the flutist James Galway has achieved during his extraordinary career. [more]
Performing right up to his sudden death on Christmas Day 2006 whilst he was in the midst of a major career revival, The Godfather of Soul's media profile around the world [more]
James Brown earned many titles in his life (including "The Godfather of Soul") but perhaps the one that he deserved the most was "The [more]
James Brown was world famous as The Godfather Of Soul and The Hardest Working Man In Show Business. A true showman who was the definitive performer of soul, James [more]
All jazz greats of the time, including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller and Art Tatum, regarded him as their musical father ... his playing was unparalleled. -Columbia Journal of America Studies
Pianist William Albright-well-known to Society Members for his critically acclaimed recordings of Joplin Rags-unleashes his wonderfully styled talent on [more]
This campy LP from the 1960s features the Count Basie Orchestra playing ten themes from four early James Bond movies, with arrangements by either Chico O'Farrill or George Williams. [more]
Draw up a list of some of the top jazz artists of all time, and the legend featured in this recording would likely be at the top of that list. Louis [more]
In the history of Irish music no group has created and maintained their niche as effectively as The Dubliners. Formed [more]
Some would undercut Page's greatness by merely calling him an Armstrong imitator who spent more time singing than blowing. But this best-of overview shows him to be a fine bandleader, [more]